finch

i am not a pretty girl,
that is not what i do.
i ain't no damsel in distress,
and i don't need to be rescued.
so put me down, punk,
wouldn't you prefer a maiden fair?
isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere?

i am not an angry girl,
but it seems like i've got everyone fooled.
every time i say something they find hard to hear
they chalk it up to my anger, and never to their own fear.
imagine you're a girl, just trying to finally come clean,
knowing full well they prefer you were dirty, and smiling.

and i am sorry, but i am not a maiden fair.
i am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere.

generally my generation
wouldn't be caught dead workin' for 'the man.'
and generally i agree with them,
trouble is you gotta have yourself an alternate plan.
and i have earned my disillusionment,
i have been working all of my life.
and i am a patriot,
and i am fighting the good fight.

what if there are no damsels in distress?
what if i knew that, and i called your bluff?
don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down,
whether or not you ever show up?

i am not a pretty girl.
i don't really wanna be a pretty girl.
i wanna be more than just a pretty girl.